saprotrophic

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What does saprotrophic mean?

of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes)

Where does saprotrophic come from?

Etymology tree English saprotroph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English saprotrophic From saprotroph + -ic.

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